diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 542144763..87fc2b748 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "packages/react": "0.4.11",
   "packages/angular": "0.0.1-experimental",
   "packages/web": "1.4.1",
-  "packages/server": "1.17.1",
+  "packages/server": "1.18.0",
   "packages/shared": "1.7.2",
   "packages/angular/projects/angular-sdk": "0.0.10"
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/server/CHANGELOG.md
index 1142bfecd..91e05fe91 100644
--- a/packages/server/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/server/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.18.0](https://github.com/open-feature/js-sdk/compare/server-sdk-v1.17.1...server-sdk-v1.18.0) (2025-03-06)
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* add a top-level method for accessing providers ([#1152](https://github.com/open-feature/js-sdk/issues/1152)) ([ae8fce8](https://github.com/open-feature/js-sdk/commit/ae8fce87530005ed20f7e68dc696ce67053fca31))
+* add support for abort controllers to event handlers ([#1151](https://github.com/open-feature/js-sdk/issues/1151)) ([6a22483](https://github.com/open-feature/js-sdk/commit/6a224830fa4e62fc30a7802536f6f6fc3f772038))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * devDependencies
+    * @openfeature/core bumped from ^1.7.0 to ^1.8.0
+
 ## [1.17.1](https://github.com/open-feature/js-sdk/compare/server-sdk-v1.17.0...server-sdk-v1.17.1) (2025-02-07)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/server/README.md b/packages/server/README.md
index 9069395c7..748e2de9c 100644
--- a/packages/server/README.md
+++ b/packages/server/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     <img alt="Specification" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=specification&message=v0.8.0&color=yellow&style=for-the-badge" />
   </a>
   <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
-  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/js-sdk/releases/tag/server-sdk-v1.17.1">
-    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.17.1&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
+  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/js-sdk/releases/tag/server-sdk-v1.18.0">
+    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.18.0&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
   </a>
   <!-- x-release-please-end -->
   <br/>
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 0655c7667..4d9677e7d 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@openfeature/server-sdk",
-  "version": "1.17.1",
+  "version": "1.18.0",
   "description": "OpenFeature SDK for JavaScript",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "files": [
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
     "@openfeature/core": "^1.7.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@openfeature/core": "^1.7.0"
+    "@openfeature/core": "^1.8.0"
   }
 }